GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| pilfer | steal |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |